Jacksonville, Florida food trucks and restaurants to discuss differences at city hall

May 10, 2017

Owners of food trucks are invited to meet with brick-and-mortar restaurant operators to air their differences at City Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, according…

Food Truck Wednesdays to begin in Guelph, Canada

May 9, 2017

Food Truck Wednesdays will begin this week in Guelph, Canada, a weekly initiative that will run throughout the summer at the Public Health building on…

Coloradoan Food Truck Festival begins this week

May 9, 2017

The summer food truck season kicks off Thursday at the Coloradoan, a newspaper in Fort Collins, Colorado, the newspaper reported. More than 20 vendors will…

The anti-app: why messaging is the new loyalty program

More than 60 percent of smartphone users download an average of zero apps every month, and most of those are opened only once. Roughly 75 percent of consumers…

Food trucks in Cleveland approach saturation point

May 8, 2017

Some Cleveland food truck owners owners are seeing fewer sales and starting to ask how many trucks can succeed in the city, according to Cleveland.com.

Regulations stifle food trucks in Chicago and other big cities

May 8, 2017

Government figures suggest the food truck revolution has stalled in several of the country's biggest cities, according to The Economist. The sector is subject…

Aurora, Illinois holds second annual food truck festival

May 8, 2017

Thousands flocked to Benton Street for the second annual Food Truck Festival, a First Friday event held by Downtown Aurora and the city of Aurora, Illinois…

Westchester Magazine Wine & Food Festival to feature food trucks

May 5, 2017

The Westchester Magazine Wine & Food Festival will feature six local food trucks alongside burger joints at the festival's June 8 Burger & Beer Blast…

Data indicates food trucks don't impede restaurants' growth

May 5, 2017

While many restaurants view food trucks as competitors, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests otherwise, according to an article in The Economist…

Sacramento food trucks required to display health inspection placards

May 4, 2017

Starting this summer, food trucks in Sacramento County, California will have to display color coded health inspection placards such as the ones seen at regular…

Kansas Food Truck Festival returns to East Lawrence

May 4, 2017

The Kansas Food Truck Festival is slated to return to East Lawrence's Warehouse Arts District this weekend, bringing with it 30 trucks hawking everything from…

How blockchain technology brings new efficiencies and transparency to the food supply chain

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A blockchain allows anyone with access to its electronic ledger to track what went into a product and who handled it along the way. This transparency is…

Grand Rapids, Michigan tests new food truck ordinance

May 3, 2017

Food truck season kicked off this week in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan with a new test ordinance in effect, according to woodtv.

Dog food truck comes to Asheville, North Carolina

May 3, 2017

There's a pet-centric food truck traveling the country this spring and summer, and it's stopping through Asheville, North Carolina on May 11, according to the…

Nashville Food Truck Association begins Street Food Thursdays

May 2, 2017

The Nashville Food Truck Association began its fifth annual Street Food Month yesterday, according to Nashville Scene. Street Food Thursdays will take place…

Boulevard Brewing Company food truck event returns to Des Moines Saturday

May 2, 2017

The third annual Boulevard Brewing Company Food Truck Throw Down will take place right after the Downtown Farmers' Market on Saturday from noon until 8 p.m. at…

4 mistakes killing your food cost margins

by Niall Keane — CEO of SynergySuite, SynergySuite

Every step of the food production process has to be watched carefully in order to control costs. A veteran restaurateur offers four potential mistakes that can…

Fayetteville, North Carolina lawmakers consider food truck festival

May 1, 2017

The Fayetteville, North Carolina city council put off voting on a proposal by Mayor Nat Robertson to sponsor a food truck festival every Wednesday over lunch…

Food Truck Friday launches in Charlotte on May 5

May 1, 2017

Dilworth's first Food Truck Friday kicks off May 5 in the empty lot on the corner of Scott Avenue and East Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to…

Food Truck Rally in Nebraska town set for May 4

May 1, 2017

A second Bellevue Food Truck Rally will be held May 4 at Fairview Elementary School in Bellevue, Nebraska. The trucks will donate 10 percent of the proceeds to…